M3.9 earthquake 56 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Sep 1, 1981, 7:33 AM GMT+3 (04:33 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-01 04:33:20 UTC
- Depth
- 39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.446° N, 19.876° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.647 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.137 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16441 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.232 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16441 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.330 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16441 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.944 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.037 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16440 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.136 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 16439 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.67 km SE of Lefkáda, Greece · 16416 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fks. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.